Reliquary With Relic Of The Saint Curé Of Ars - 19th Century

In carved and gilded wood, our reliquary welcomes on a red Jacquard fabric with floral patterns, a contact relic of Jean Marie Vianney (1786-1859), Patron Saint of all priests in the world. It is a cambric handkerchief bearing his initials embroidered with a red wax seal mentioning “for the cause of the Curé d'Ars”.

The box, for its part, is interesting for the great richness of its iconography and medallions relating the life of Jesus. On the lid of the box, Christ in Glory in his mandorla dominates with all his eternity and his wisdom, his work. He is surrounded by the four evangelists and symbolically by the twelve apostles.
This theme of the glorious Christ beyond the earthly world contrasts with the other scenes from the earthly life of Jesus that we find on either side of this central room. The one on the right recalls Jesus chasing the merchants from the temple.
On the front, Christ on the cross appears on one of the three banners, it is highlighted by a banner representing six of the apostles (the other six being on the back) on one of the small faces we find the birth of the Savior.
19th century work
Dimensions of the second class relic of 56 by 64 cm.
Dimensions of 29 cm by 15 cm wide and 18 cm high